Hair styling device

ABSTRACT

A hair styling device dry and/or to form a hair strand into a curl by suctioning hair into a hair styling chamber is disclosed. The device has a main styling chamber and air flow channel parallel to the styling chamber. The device has a vacuum impeller mounted in a fan chamber. The fan chamber is aerodynamically connected to the main styling chamber and to the air flow channel. The styling chamber has a styling form, which in the depicted embodiment is a spiral for forming spiral curls. The styling form can be heated directly by a heater and the air flow channel can have heating elements to heat the air flowing through it. At the opposite end of the body from the impeller, there is a hair inlet with a mixing tip through which hair is drawn into the styling chamber around the styling form by suction of the air flow.

CROSS REFERENCE APPLICATIONS

This application is a non-provisional application claiming the benefitsof provisional application No. 61/511,778 filed Jul. 26, 2011 andprovisional application No. 61/558,385 filed Nov. 10, 2011, which arehereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.

BACKGROUND

Many types of hair styling devices exist. One of the ongoing challengesis to curl hair without causing damage to the hair. Most hair curlingdevices work by applying heat to the hair with a heating element, suchas a standard curling iron. This can dry and even burn the hair strandsand cause damage. Styling the hair with a styling brush and a hair dryeris known, but this requires the user to manipulate both the brush andthe hair dryer at the same time which is often difficult and tiring.Further, the user has to wind and unwind the hair strand to be styledfrom the brush multiple times. This can be difficult to do on the hairon the back of the user's head. Also there is the risk that the hairwill get tangled in the brush, causing breakage of the hair and slowingthe process down. Hair styling devices that suction the hair into achamber to dry are also known. The known versions of these have severaldisadvantages. First the devices tend to be primarily designed tostraighten hair, curling the hair is a secondary thought if at all.Second, many of the known devices are primarily designed for saloninstallations, with personal use devices as a secondary consideration.

Therefore, the devices tent to be bulky and expensive to manufacture.None of the prior art discloses a small, hand held device thatefficiently and easily dries and/or curls hair. Also, many of the priorart devices the air flow into the hair styling/drying chamber is uneven,with less than optimal flow to pull the hair in to the chamber and holdit in the chamber while being dried and/or curled.

The foregoing example of the related art and limitations relatedtherewith are intended to be illustrative and not exclusive. Otherlimitations of the related art will become apparent to those of skill inthe art upon a reading of the specification and a study of the drawings.

SUMMARY

The following embodiments and aspects thereof are described andillustrated in conjunction with systems, tool and methods which aremeant to be exemplary and illustrative, not limiting in scope. Invarious embodiments, one or more of the above described problems havebeen reduced or eliminated, while other embodiments are directed toother improvements.

One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a hair curling devicethat the user does not have to wind the hair around the stylingimplement.

One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a hair styling devicefor curling hair that uses suction to pull the hair around a hairstyling core.

One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide for styling of hairwithout having to press a heated element directly against the hair to bestyled, which can cause damage to the hair.

One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a hair styling devicethat can have interchangeable hair styling shapes.

One embodiment of a hair styling device has a hollow hair stylingchamber having a first end and a second end forming a first flow path.The hair styling chamber is aerodynamically connected with a fan chamberhaving a means to induce an airflow at the second end. The means toinduce an air flow can create an air flow along the flow path from thefirst end to the second end of the hair styling chamber and the fanchamber. The fan chamber also being aerodynamically connected to an airchannel forming a second flow path, said air channel being roughlyparallel to the hair styling chamber from the second end to the firstend. The air channel is aerodynamically connected to a mixing tip, themixing tip being aerodynamically connected to the hair styling chamberby an intake channel. The mixing tip is located on the first end of thehair styling chamber from the fan chamber. The mixing tip functions tomix a first air flow of outside air with a second air flow from the airchannel to form a combined air flow in the hair styling chamber andcreating a suction that functions to draw a lock of hair into the hairstyling chamber. The mixing tip has a generally cone shaped hair inletnarrowing towards the inlet channel functioning to increase a flow rateof the air to pull a lock of hair into the styling chamber.

In one embodiment the hair styling device to form a hair strand into acurl has a body with a handle. The body has a main styling chamber andair flow channel parallel to the styling chamber. The body is attachedto the handle, which has a vacuum impeller mounted in a fan chamber. Thefan chamber is aerodynamically connected to the main styling chamber andto an air flow channel. The styling chamber can have a styling form,which in the depicted embodiment is a spiral for forming spiral curls.The styling form can be heated directly by a heater and the air flowchannel can have heating elements to heat the air flowing through it. Atthe opposite end of the body from the impeller, there is a hair inletthrough which hair is drawn into the styling chamber around the stylingform by suction of the air flow.

Another description of the device is a hair styling device having afirst chamber defining an air flow path from a first end to a secondend, a second chamber having a first end and a second end, said secondchamber defining a respective flow path, a blower having an input and anoutput, the input of the blower coupled with the second end of the firstchamber, the output of the blower connected with the first end of thesecond chamber and with an exit port, a mixing tip, the mixing tiphaving a mouth of a first diameter and a throat of a second diameter,the second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the throat coupledwith the first end of the first chamber, and the second end of thesecond chamber coupled with a plurality of openings between the mouth ofthe mixing tip and the throat of the mixing tip.

In addition to the exemplary aspects and embodiments described above,further aspects and embodiments will become apparent by reference to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification wherein likereference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of the hair styling device

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the front of the hair stylingdevice.

FIG. 3 is a close up of the front of the hair styling device in aschematic drawing.

FIG. 4 is a perspective drawing of a hair strand drawn into the hairstyling device.

FIG. 5 is a side plan view of an alternate embodiment of the hairstyling device.

FIG. 6 is a partial cut away view of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a partial cut away view of FIG. 5.

FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the alternate embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the air flow in the mixing tip.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the front cap being removed.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a partial cut away view showing thefront cap removed.

FIG. 12 is a close up view of one end of the style form and theconnection piece.

FIG. 13 is a close up view of one end of the style form and theconnection piece.

FIG. 14 is an exploded view of FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is a close up of the locking tab disengaged.

FIG. 16 is a close up of the locking tab engaged.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a possible style form embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a possible style form embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a possible style form embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a possible style form embodiment.

Before explaining the disclosed embodiment of the present invention indetail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in itsapplication to the details of the particular arrangement shown, sincethe invention is capable of other embodiments. Exemplary embodiments areillustrated in referenced figures of the drawings. It is intended thatthe embodiments and figures disclosed herein are to be consideredillustrative rather than limiting. Also, the terminology used herein isfor the purpose of description and not of limitation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosed hair styling device is used to form a hair strand orstrands into a desired curl or other shape. Referring first to FIG. 1,the hair styling device 100 has a body 110 and a handle 102. The body110 has a hollow main styling chamber 101 and an air channel 106 thatruns parallel to the styling chamber 101 for at least a portion of thelength of the styling chamber, 101. The length of the main stylingchamber 101 will depend on the length of hair to be styled and thedesired total weight of the device. For hand held units, there will be apractical limit of the length that is comfortable for most users tohold. The air channel 106 in the depicted embodiment is a similar lengthto the styling chamber, but this is not required, or even particularlylikely on versions for longer hair. In the depicted embodiment the airchannel 106 is also a heating chamber for heating the air. A heatingchamber could also be located around the hair inlet 111. The body 110 isattached to the handle 102 at one end. The handle 102 has a vacuumimpeller 103 powered by a motor 104 mounted in a fan chamber 105. Thefan chamber 105 is aerodynamically connected to the main styling chamber101 and to the air chamber 106. The styling chamber 101 has a stylingform 107 in the depicted embodiment. It is not necessary for theoperation of the device to have the style form 107 in the style chamber101. If a person only wished to dry their hair in a generally straightstyle, then they could use the device with no style form in the chamber.The depicted embodiment of the style form is a spiral for forming spiralcurls. A large number of possible shapes of the styling form could beused with the present device. The hair could be formed into looser ortighter spiral curls, zigzag shapes, flips and other styles are possiblewith the disclosed device. The styling form can vary in diameter of thecylindrical core, pitch of the vanes, thickness of the vanes, or evendiscard the vanes in favor of shapes, pegs and other methods forimparting form to hair. If desired the disclosed device could also beused to dry the hair straight if the styling form 107 is removed or aspecific straightener/dryer form is used.

The styling form 107 is heated by heater 108 in the depicted embodiment.In the depicted embodiment the styling form 107 is made of aluminum forgood heat transfer. A heated style form 107 could also have an aluminumor other metal core with a thermally conduction plastic or ceramic overmolded cover. It is possible to have an unheated styling form 107, inwhich case it could be formed of plastic The heating chamber 106 hasheating elements 109. The heater 108 and the heating elements 109 couldbe wire coils or ceramic heating elements. At the opposite end of thebody from the handle 102, there is a hair inlet 111, through which hairH is drawn into the styling chamber 101 around the styling form 107 bythe air flow described below.

In use, the impeller 103 creates an air flow when powered by motor 104.The air is pulled into impeller 103 as shown by arrow A. This creates anair current that draws air through the styling chamber 101, as shown byarrow B. The air leaving the impeller is split into two air streams; oneis exhausted out of the styling device, shown by arrow C, and the otherstream flows into the air channel 106 and over heating elements 109,shown by arrow D. The heating elements 109 are not required in allembodiments. Depending on the heating capacity required any givenembodiment could have a heated style form 107 and heating elements 109,or just one of the heating means. The choice of heating the style form,the air flow or both will depend on a number of design considerationsincluding desired hair style or body, desired physical embodiment ofproduction product or creation of multiple product using differentheating system but utilizing the same vacuum impeller system. The airflowing over the heating elements 109 is heated and exits the heatingchamber at the mixing tip 112, shown by arrow E. Outside air is drawninto the unit 101 at hair inlet 111, shown by arrow F.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show the hair inlet 111 and mixing tip 112 of the firstembodiment. The hair inlet 111 is cone shaped in the depicted embodimentto provide smooth gathering of the hair and to utilize increasing thespeed of the air flow caused by the narrowing of the flow path createdby the cone and an intake channel to provide maximum air velocity at thepoint the hair and air is drawn into the styling chamber. The hair inlet111 could also be pyramidal shaped or other similar shapes. Heated airflows from the mixing tip 112 into the cone through holes 113 whenheating elements 109 are in use. Holes 113 are evenly spaced around thecone in the depicted embodiment, but this is not required. There couldbe just 2 or 3 narrow slots, or 4-6 holes spaced around the cone. Theholes 113 can also be located a number of different positions in thedepth of the cone. The holes 113 and the configuration of the cone shapeof the hair inlet allow the force of the air entering the stylingchamber to smoothly pull a hair strand H to be styled into the stylingchamber and around the styling form 107, as seen in FIG. 4. The mixingtip will be discussed in greater detail below.

The hair strand H can be either wet or dry. The air temperature in thestyling chamber is between 140 to 300 degrees F. during operation. Inthe preferred embodiment the hair strand H is drawn into the stylingchamber 101 and held there with the heat on for about 45 to 60 seconds.The heat is then turned off, but not the airflow for another 15 to 20seconds. This holds the curl in the styling chamber at a reducedtemperature and helps to set the curl.

Referring next to FIGS. 5 to 7, another embodiment of the hair stylingdevice 200 has a body portion 210 and a handle portion 202. The bodyportion 210 has a hollow main styling chamber 201 and air channel 206that runs roughly parallel to the styling chamber 201 for at least aportion of the length of the styling chamber, 201. The air channel 206has a bypass air heating element 209 in the depicted embodiment. Someembodiments will not have the air heating element and the air will benot be actively heated in the air channel 206. Of course, some heatingwill occur due to friction. The length of the main styling chamber 201will depend on the length of hair to be styled and the desired totalweight of the device. For hand held units, there will be a practicallimit of the length that is comfortable for most users to hold. In thedepicted embodiment at least a portion of the walls of the stylingchamber 201 are transparent or translucent. This is not required forfunction, but is a user convenience feature. The air channel 206 in thedepicted embodiment is a similar length to the styling chamber, but thisis not required, or even particularly likely on versions for longerhair. The air channel could also be located around the hair inlet 211.

The body 210 is attached to the handle 202 at each end in thisembodiment. A vacuum impeller 203 is powered by a motor 204 mounted in afan chamber 205 to produce the air flow. Other means of producing an airflow could be uses as well, including fans, propellers or other knownmeans. No limitation is intended or should be inferred. The fan chamber205 is aerodynamically connected to the main styling chamber 201 and tothe air channel 206. The styling chamber 201 has a styling form 207,which in the depicted embodiment is a spiral for forming spiral curls.It is not necessary for the operation of the device to have the styleform 207 in the styling chamber 201. If a person only wished to drytheir hair in a generally straight style, then they could use the devicewith no style form in the chamber. The style form 209 has a heated core208 in the depicted embodiment. In some embodiments the style form 209may not be heated. Any given embodiment may have the heated core 208 orthe air heating element 209 only or may have both the heated core 208and the air heating element 209. The choice will depend on a variety ofdesign considerations, including price point of the final product,amount of hair to be styled at a time and the size and length of thestyle form.

The air flow in this embodiment is substantially similar to the airflowof the first embodiment as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. In use, the impeller203 creates an air flow when powered by motor 204. The air is pulledinto impeller 203 as shown by arrow G. Outside air is drawn into theunit 201 at hair inlet 211 in first air flow, shown by arrow L. In thisembodiment the mixing tip 212 and the hair inlet 211 are both containedin a removable inlet cap 220. This creates an air current that draws airthrough the styling chamber 201, as shown by arrows H. The air leavingthe impeller is split into two air streams; one is exhausted out of thestyling device, shown by arrows I at two sets of exhaust vents. Thefirst set of exhaust vents 230 shown in FIG. 6. This first set of ventsis radially located around the body 210 behind the fan chamber 205 asshown in FIG. 7. The other set of exhaust vents 231 is located aroundthe power cord 232. The rest of air stream flows into the air channel206 and over heating elements 209, shown by arrow J forming the secondair flow. The air flowing over the heating elements 209 is heated andexits the heating chamber at the mixing tip 212, shown by arrow K whenthe heating element is present. When the heating element is not presentthe air flows through the air channel 206 to the mixing tip.

FIG. 7 shows the air flow through the mixing tip 212 into the stylingchamber 201 and the rest of the device. The hair inlet 211 is cone inthe depicted embodiment to provide smooth gathering of the hair and toutilize increasing the speed of the air flow caused by the narrowing ofthe flow path created by the cone and an intake channel to providemaximum air velocity at the point the hair and air is drawn into thestyling chamber 220. The hair inlet 211 could also be pyramidal shapedor other similar shapes that smoothly narrow towards the intake channel.

A second air flow, shown by arrow K, from the air channel 206 iscombined and entrained with the first air flow L in the mixing tip intocombined air flow M that flows into intake channel 220. The air flow inthe intake channel 220 must be fast enough to suction the hair into thedevice and down into the styling chamber 201. It is believed that theVenturi effect created by the cone and the intake channel 220 such thatthe mouth of the intake channel is the point of greatest air flowvelocity and thus greatest suction. The mixing tip 211 also ensures thatwhen heating elements are used the heated air in the second air flow isthoroughly mixed with the incoming air of the first air flow to reduceor eliminate hot spots or uneven heating of the hair strand.

Once inside the styling chamber 201 the cross sectional area increases,but the static pressure remains lower than outside the intake,encouraging airflow into the style chamber and around the style form.This air flow is shown in schematic form in FIG. 9. The mixing tip 211creates a stable, efficient air flow despite the mixing of the airflows, allowing good suction and good results with hair styling. As seenin FIG. 8, the holes 213 in the mixing tip 211 do not need to be evenlysized or spaced, although the holes 213 do need to be surrounding theintake channel 220.

In this embodiment the style form 209 can be removed and changed for adifferent shaped style form. A large number of possible shapes of thestyling form could be used with the present device. In the depictedembodiment the style forms 209 have two mechanical means to secure theminto the hair styling device 200; a latch at the base and the air intakecap 220 on the end of the styling chamber 201. Each style form 207 canhave visual and physical guides to aid in alignment. To change the styleform 207 for a different one the user will remove the air intake cap 220as seen in FIGS. 10 and 11. In the depicted embodiment the air intakecap 220 is retained in opening 223 by compressible tabs 221 that gripridges 222 on the cap. Other known means of holding the air intake cap220 in place would function as well. Once the air intake cap 220 isremoved from opening 223, the front of the styling chamber 201 is openexposing a first end 224 of style form 207.

FIGS. 12 and 13 are perspective view of back end the style form 207connection piece 240 that connects the style form 207, and thereby thestyling chamber 201, to the fan chamber 205. The second end 225 of thestyle form 207 a power connection member 226 extending from the end. Thepower connection member 226 has a filter frame 250 with a filter 251mounted around it. The filter 251 and the frame 250 form a disk thatseals the bottom of the style form 207 to the connection piece andprevents hair or other materials from being pulled into the impeller. Asseen in FIG. 14, a connection member retainer 227 with a locking tab 227is mounted around the connection member and between the style form 207and the filter frame 250. Locking tab 228 extends through filter frame250 and extends substantially parallel to the connection member 226. Tomount the style form 207 in the connection piece 240 the connectionmember is inserted in to power connection jack 241 and the locking tab228 is inserted through slot 242.

Referring next to FIGS. 15 and 16, the locking tab 228 extends throughslot 242. The filter frame 250 is now against the connection piece 240.The locking tab 228 has projection 229 which engages with the filterframe 250 when the style form 207 is rotated, which locks the style form207 in place. The cap 220 is then placed over the end of the stylingchamber 201 further locking it in to place. Other possible attachmentmechanisms are possible as well, and no limitation should be inferred onthe exact attachment mechanism of the style form 207. In one possibleembodiment the style chamber and style form could be a single integratedunit that is changed out completely as a unit when a different style isdesired. Conversely, a simpler embodiment could have the styling formfixed into the styling chamber with no option of removal and noremovable tip or associated locking features. The air flow through theconfiguration in shown by arrows in FIGS. 14, 15 and 16. Air then flowsinto the impeller as discussed above.

A large number of possible shapes of the styling form could be used withthe present device. FIGS. 17 through 20 show four possibleconfigurations of style forms. Additionally, the form 209 and stylingchamber 2011 have a shallow draft of approximately ¾ to 1 degree. Thisachieves several things, including preventing scratches in the stylingchamber from pulling style forms in and out, ensuring a better sealbetween the form and the chamber and preventing improper insertion ofstyle forms.

In the depicted embodiment the hair styling device 200 has two sets ofcontrols; a variable control for heat level and on-off controls forsuction and heat. This allows the user to set the amount of heat and toturn off the heat when desired; separate from the suction that createsthe air flow. The “master” control is the suction on-off. This will belocated in a convenient location near the thumb or index finger. Unlessthe suction control is on, nothing else on the hair styling device willwork and all heating systems will be locked out. This is a safetyfeature to prevent overheating.

The heat on-off will control heat to the system. With the suctionrunning, the user will engage the heat. If the user wished to cool thehair to set a style, they would toggle the heat and shut off one or bothof the heating elements, depending on the embodiment. This control willbe located for use by the index finger and will be designed and placedto avoid confusion with suction on-off.

In one embodiment the user will have dual heat controls allowing theuser to set the heat generated by each heating element independently.

Additional features could be added to the hair styling device, such asionic generators, including tourmaline crystals, could be added to thedevice to allow the user to control the buildup of positive ions causedby the heating of the air flow. Silver ion sanitizing methods could alsobe used as well in the device.

While a number of exemplary aspects and embodiments have been discussedabove, those of skill in the art will recognize certain modifications,permutations, additions and sub-combinations therefore. It is thereforeintended that the following appended claims hereinafter introduced areinterpreted to include all such modifications, permutations, additionsand sub-combinations are within their true spirit and scope. Eachapparatus embodiment described herein has numerous equivalents.

The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms ofdescription and not of limitation, and there is no intention in the useof such terms and expressions of excluding any equivalents of thefeatures shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognizedthat various modifications are possible within the scope of theinvention claimed. Thus, it should be understood that although thepresent invention has been specifically disclosed by preferredembodiments and optional features, modification and variation of theconcepts herein disclosed may be resorted to by those skilled in theart, and that such modifications and variations are considered to bewithin the scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.Whenever a range is given in the specification, all intermediate rangesand subranges, as well as all individual values included in the rangesgiven are intended to be included in the disclosure

In general the terms and phrases used herein have their art-recognizedmeaning, which can be found by reference to standard texts, journalreferences and contexts known to those skilled in the art. The abovedefinitions are provided to clarify their specific use in the context ofthe invention.

1. A hair styling device comprising: a hollow hair styling chamberhaving a first end and a second end forming a first flow path, said hairstyling chamber aerodynamically connected with a fan chamber having ameans to induce an airflow at the second end, said means to induce anair flow creating an air flow along the flow path from the first end tothe second end of the hair styling chamber and the fan chamber; an airchannel forming a second flow path aerodynamically connected to the fanchamber, said air channel being roughly parallel to the hair stylingchamber from the second end to the first end; the air channel beingaerodynamically connected to a mixing tip, the mixing tip beingaerodynamically connected to the hair styling chamber by an intakechannel, said mixing tip being located on the first end of the hairstyling chamber from the fan chamber; the mixing tip mixing a first airflow of outside air with a second air flow from the air channel to forma combined air flow in the hair styling chamber and creating a suctionthat functions to draw a lock of hair into the hair styling chamber; andthe mixing tip having a generally cone shaped hair inlet narrowingtowards the inlet channel functioning to increase a flow rate of the airto pull a lock of hair into the styling chamber.
 2. The hair stylingdevice of claim 1 wherein the mixing tip has a number of openings spacedaround the hair inlet, said openings aerodynamically connecting the airchannel to the mixing tip.
 3. The hair styling device of claim 1 whereinthe means to induce an airflow is an impeller.
 4. The hair stylingdevice of claim wherein the intake channel has a smaller internaldiameter than the hair styling chamber.
 5. The hair styling device ofclaim 1 further comprising the hair styling chamber having a style form,said style form extending the length of the hair styling chamber and thecombined air flow pulling the lock of hair around the style form formingthe lock of hair into a spiral;
 6. The hair styling device of claim 1further comprising a heating element in the air flow channel to heat thesecond air flow.
 7. The hair styling device of claim 1 furthercomprising the style form being heated.
 8. The hair styling device ofclaim 1 wherein a portion of the air flow generated by the impeller isvented to outside of the body without being circulated through the airintake channel.
 9. The hair styling device of claim 5 wherein the styleform is removable and is held in the style chamber by a removal cap. 10.The hair styling device of claim 5 wherein the style form is held in thestyle chamber by a latch located near the fan chamber.
 11. The hairstyling device of claim 1 wherein there is a filter located between thehair styling chamber and the fan chamber to prevent hair or other matterfrom being drawn into the means to induce an airflow.
 12. A hair stylingdevice comprising: a first chamber defining an air flow path from afirst end to a second end, a second chamber having a first end and asecond end, said second chamber defining a respective flow path, ablower having an input and an output, the input of the blower coupledwith the second end of the first chamber, the output of the blowerconnected with the first end of the second chamber and with an exitport, a mixing tip, the mixing tip having a mouth of a first diameterand a throat of a second diameter, the second diameter smaller than thefirst diameter, the throat coupled with the first end of the firstchamber, and the second end of the second chamber coupled with aplurality of openings between the mouth of the mixing tip and the throatof the mixing tip.
 13. The hair styling device of claim 12 whereinblowing by the blower draws air into the mouth and through the throatinto the first chamber.
 14. The hair styling device of claim 12 furthercharacterized in that blowing by the blower forces air into the secondchamber, and through the at least one opening, the air forced throughthe first opening being entrained with the air drawn into the mouth andthrough the throat.
 15. The hair styling device of claim 12 wherein themouth and throat and at least one opening define a Venturi structure.16. The hair styling device of claim 12 further comprising a heatingelement in the respective flow path of the second chamber.
 17. The hairstyling device of claim 12 wherein the mixing tip has a number ofopenings spaced around the throat, said openings aerodynamicallyconnecting the second chamber to the mixing tip.
 18. The hair stylingdevice of claim 12 wherein the throat has a smaller internal diameterthan the first chamber.
 19. The hair styling device of claim 12 furthercomprising the first chamber having a style form, said style formextending the length of the first chamber and the combined air flowpulling the lock of hair around the style form forming the lock of hairinto a spiral.
 20. The hair styling device of claim 12 furthercomprising the style form being heated.
 21. The hair styling device ofclaim 12 wherein a portion of the air flow generated by the impeller isvented to outside of the body without being circulated through the airintake channel.
 22. The hair styling device of claim 19 wherein thestyle form is removable and is held in the style chamber by a removalcap.
 23. The hair styling device of claim 19 wherein the style form isheld in the style chamber by a latch located near the fan chamber. 24.The hair styling device of claim 12 wherein there is a filter locatedbetween the hair styling chamber and the fan chamber to prevent hair orother matter from being drawn into the means to induce an airflow. 24.(canceled)